tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post8730758807077533887..comments2024-02-26T05:51:17.859-05:00Comments on Economic Disconnect: Bigger, Badder, Better!EconomicDisconnecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02802078645713106743noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-25100821158572748522009-01-30T17:18:00.000-05:002009-01-30T17:18:00.000-05:00Gawains Ghost,thanks for the excellent additonal c...Gawains Ghost,<BR/>thanks for the excellent additonal content. One of the best things about writing this blog is the great feedback the readers supply. The information you wrote does not shock me, but it still makes me sad things have become so bad.EconomicDisconnecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802078645713106743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-47061661791600174812009-01-30T13:32:00.000-05:002009-01-30T13:32:00.000-05:00Ice storm is kicking our butts around here, am pos...Ice storm is kicking our butts around here, am posting by generator power. <BR/><BR/>Here are a few thoughts:<BR/><BR/>Cash is king...no power = no plastic. My cash folding money that I set aside is proving to be a lifesaver for my family members who did not listen to me and stock up when the getting was good.<BR/><BR/>!!!ALWAYS!!! try to keep your gas tank 3/4 full, I've witnessed full blown panic here where I live!<BR/><BR/>Generators are awesome!<BR/><BR/>Put 3 times as much gas back as you think you will need.<BR/><BR/>As for me personally, a woodstove will be going into my house (piss on putting that thing down at the garage, it's going into the house) ASAP. <BR/><BR/>You can never have to much food put back or batteries, I can promise you that your loved ones do not know what you do and therefore did not think ahead...CONSIDER YOURSELVES BLESSED IF YOU ARE READING GYSC's WEBSITE. You will be head and shoulders above the rest when the SHTF for real (whatever that event might be).<BR/><BR/>This icestorm is the best thing that ever happenened to my family, I think they will finally act upon what I have been telling them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-22977188186378847102009-01-30T12:57:00.000-05:002009-01-30T12:57:00.000-05:00Gawains,Saw my first cheaply thrown together McMan...Gawains,<BR/>Saw my first cheaply thrown together McMansion in 1988. The house was only 4 months old and the tiles were falling off in the kitchen and bath areas. This was in Kansas City, Missouri!<BR/>Totally agree with you on Mexico.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-41331995592566716412009-01-30T12:55:00.000-05:002009-01-30T12:55:00.000-05:00Ghost,I don't know about walking threw the wall bu...Ghost,<BR/>I don't know about walking threw the wall but back in the 60's when my Dad owned his one and only rental and a woman threw her husband threw a wall. Took Dad 3 months to get them evicted back then because they had kids and by the time he got them out that place was trashed. I will always remember that. LOL<BR/><BR/>KevinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-51484938852946655742009-01-30T10:27:00.000-05:002009-01-30T10:27:00.000-05:00GawainsGhost,FREAKING AWESOME POST! Please post he...GawainsGhost,<BR/><BR/>FREAKING AWESOME POST! Please post here more often!<BR/><BR/>GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-56068678957396749792009-01-30T10:04:00.000-05:002009-01-30T10:04:00.000-05:00I live in deep South Texas, about 20 miles from th...I live in deep South Texas, about 20 miles from the Mexican border. You have no idea how bad things are over there, and it's only going to get worse. Violence, gang wars, kidnappings and murders are rising dramatically. Tourism is falling off the cliff. Remittances are the least of Mexico's worries.<BR/><BR/>Mexico is a failed state run by narco-syndicates. But that isn't even half of it. The reason why Mexico is a failed state is because it was built on the European model--they have French (Napoleonic) law and a ruling pure Spanish aristocracy. Do you know how many families own 60% of Mexico? Try 40. Yeah, out of a population of 170 million. Think about that.<BR/><BR/>If the US were to actually seal the border, and I mean seal it shut, and shut off remittances, the entire economy of Mexico would collapse in a month. There would be violent civil war, and the repercussions on this country would be severe.<BR/><BR/>By the way, we got a repossessed home last month, a nice house in a gated community. We sent our A/C guy over there to check out the system. Want to know what he found in the crawl space by the duct? A box with 20 forged passports, all from Latin America.<BR/><BR/>Obviously, the situation south of the border is dire. And as the economy worsens, as it will, things could get real ugly real quick. These are perilous times.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, as to the housing boom and bust, believe me I've seen it all. What I notice is the quality of the homes built during this escapade. Back in the day, 30 years ago, homes were built with 4x8 oak wood frames, plywood drywalls, and brick. These were quality homes built to last for decades.<BR/><BR/>Over the past five years or so, most of the homes were built with 2x4 pine wood frames, sheetrock for drywalls, and porous concrete. These homes aren't built to last a year. If a hurricane, or even a serious storm, hit, none of them would be left standing.<BR/><BR/>Cheap labor, most of it immigrant, cheap materials, cheap construction, cheap homes sold at obscene prices so the builder could pocket the profit. Throw in cheap credit, no-documentation loans, mortgage fraud and appraisal fraud, and you have the recipe for the current economic crisis.<BR/><BR/>But, hey, it's like I say. If you bought a new home recently, and there's a fire, don't worry. Just walk through the wall.GawainsGhosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719480047404817864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-77147334795714605682009-01-29T23:40:00.000-05:002009-01-29T23:40:00.000-05:00You writing is better than the ShamWow LOL Just g...You writing is better than the ShamWow LOL Just got in and that ice on top of the snow is really pretty, unless you have to go somewhere! I'm sick of winter and sick at heart over what's happening. Heard a guy tonight talking about The Sons of Liberty. This kind of talk is being heard more and more often. It's going to be quite a show tomorrow with the Q4 GDP...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com